diff --git a/libotf-automake-1.13.diff b/libotf-automake-1.13.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da7c8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libotf-automake-1.13.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: libotf-0.9.12/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- libotf-0.9.12.orig/configure.ac
++++ libotf-0.9.12/configure.ac
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dnl 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ 
+ AC_INIT(libotf, 0.9.12, handa@m17n.org)
+ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libotf, 0.9.12)
+-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/config.h)
++AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(src/config.h)
+ 
+ # Checks for programs.
+ AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/libotf.changes b/libotf.changes
index 57a2330..17c6abe 100644
--- a/libotf.changes
+++ b/libotf.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar  5 07:19:38 UTC 2013 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- fix build with automake
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 13 10:49:07 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libotf.spec b/libotf.spec
index 49f1248..4af1d19 100644
--- a/libotf.spec
+++ b/libotf.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libotf
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Source0:        http://www.m17n.org/libotf/libotf-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        baselibs.conf
 # PATCH-MISSING-TAG -- See http://en.opensuse.org/Packaging/Patches
 Patch:          libotf-warning-fixes.diff
+# patch not sent upstream, because m17n.org is currently down
+Patch1:         libotf-automake-1.13.diff
 BuildRequires:  freetype2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ to develop applications that require %{name}.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh